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Sparkling, clear, blue water laps against towering, sheer, red-rock canyon walls and sandy beaches. Power boats and wave runners zip about while houseboats slowly wend their way deep into side canyons. Chris & I just made it to Lake Powell, a 186 miles long reservoir on the Colorado river, straddling between Utah & Arizona. Lake Powell … Continue reading →

Grand Canyon, one of Earth’s most powerful, inspiring landscapes, overwhelmed our senses. Its story tells of geologic processes played out over unimaginable time spans as a unique combination of size, color & dazzling erosional forms. Its rugged landscape hosts a fascinating variety of plant & animal communities, from the desert next to the Colorado River, … Continue reading →

Panguitch is a Native American word meaning big fish. This small western ‘cowboy’ town, home to Robert LeRoy Parker better known as Butch Cassidy, was settled in the valley back in 1864. Just 7 miles south of Panguitch lies nowadays Utah’s most beautiful Scenic Byway 12. It spans a route of 124 miles and travels through some … Continue reading →

From the depths of the Grand Canyon to the lofty mountains & mesas of Western Colorado and Utah’s soaring stone arches, a varied terrain is out there to surprise us with it’s beauty & diversity. I was in ‘The Grand Circle’, a land of magnificent natural wonders, rich in cultural traditions & colorful history covering … Continue reading →